Friday night we went to Carbone's in Hartford on a recommendation of a friend. Yes, I know they have been there forever but we had never been. All I can say is the evening was a disappointment from beginning to end. We waited forever for our cocktails and when they finally came, my husband's was wrong. He drank it anyway because he was afraid of another wait. We figured this was just a weekend night glitch until we were served our first course. There were little or no clams in the clams casino and half of my steamed mussels were closed. The main courses were equally disappointing with small portions of meat swimming in too much heavy sauce. Our waiter did offer us dessert but then never came back to take our order. When we saw him again we just asked for the check. An expensive evening that we never wish to repeat.
Pros: Incredible cuisine
Cons: busy- had a wait for a table
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